Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Plymouth instead of Seoul, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,065
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,228
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,181
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,163
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,318
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,652
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,632
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,176
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,428
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,771
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,431
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,948
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,444
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩62,367
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,266
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩688,967
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩541,411
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,030
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,059
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,463
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,089
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩175,410
|
?? |
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